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AB54 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,586 road traffic collisions in the AB54 postcode district, Aberdeenshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 406 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,586
1,937th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,354
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
76 people killed
Serious collisions
406
561 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for AB54

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal694.4%
  • Serious40626%
  • Slight1,11170%

What the data shows

  • AB54 had 102 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 69% fewer than the 331 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in AB54 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 239 children under 16 were killed or injured in AB54, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 57% of collisions in AB54.

Where AB54 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,937th
Most casualties
1,890th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
1,741st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (13%)
  • Tuesday200 (13%)
  • Wednesday208 (13%)
  • Thursday216 (14%)
  • Friday244 (15%)
  • Saturday271 (17%)
  • Sunday238 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,116 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting385 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,547 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph284 (18%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1,273 (80%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,091 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds235 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds77 (4.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds59 (3.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds41 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.7%)
  • Other33 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,719 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant124 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian120 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist69 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant41 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

AB54 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in AB54, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in AB54 peaked at 61 in 1991; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202489
20231217
2022812
2021915
2020912
20191320
20181420
20171217
20161623
20152330
20142534
20132338
20123148
20113950
20104055
20094255
20084665
20073252
20063047
20053040
20043756
20032736
20023552
20012434
20003555
19993657
19984367
19975471
19964665
19954151
19945381
19933657
19925270
19916190
19904674
19894565
19885474
19873969
19864082
19855174
19845182
19834574
19824056
19813967
19805373
19794061

Map of recent crashes in AB54

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in AB54

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in AB54

The 24 most recent collisions in AB54 happened between 9 October 2022 and 28 May 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in AB54

The A96 has the most collisions in AB54, 563 of 1,586 (35%), followed by the A97 (381).

Collisions in AB54 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA9656394435147
2ndA973815701798
3rdB902282115618
4thA9206082111
5thB9001446507
6thA941253418
7thB9002192602
8thA95182402
9thB902581103
10thA9797802
11thA984411

Council areas covering AB54

Collisions in AB54 were recorded in 2 council areas. Aberdeenshire has 1,496 of 1,586 (94%).

Collisions in AB54 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAberdeenshire1,4962,22965381
2ndMoray85117423

Town in AB54

Of the 1,586 collisions in AB54, 228 (14%) were in Huntly.